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Otto Dix

German painter and printmaker (1891-1969) · Germany · Artists · Died at 77

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He painted Weimar Germany without mercy: the mutilated veterans, the sex workers, the rot beneath the glitter. Otto Dix made art from what polite society preferred not to see.

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1969Died25 July 19691966Honorary Citizen of GeraAward1964Medal Carl von OssietzkyAward1959Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAward1920“RADIO - DADA DIX whose monumental painting 'Barricade' [now lost] created such a sensation in Dresden”In their wordsfrom a photo of Otto Dix c. 1920; with text written by himself with crayon on the wall behind him - in standing pose for the photographer;

1919“If I can't be famous, I want at least to be infamous.”In their wordsRemark of 1919, as quoted in German Expressionism 1915-1925 : The Second Generation (1988) by Stephanie Barron. p. 71

1915“War too, must be seen as a natural occurrence.”In their wordsWar-Diary, c. 1915-16; as cited in Art of the 20th Century, Part 1, Karl Ruhrberg, Klaus Honnef, Manfred Schneckenburger, Christiane

“Lice, rats, barbed wire, fleas, shells, bombs, caves, corpses, blood, liquor, mice, cats, gas, artillery, filth, bullets, mortars, fire, steel: that is what war is!”In their wordsWar Diary 1915-1916, Städtische Gallery, Albstadt, p. 25; as cited by Eva Karcher, Otto Dix, New York: Crown Publishers, 1987, p. 14

1891“I'm a man who is concerned with reality. I have to see everything. I have to plumb the depths of life. And so I go to war. That's why I volunteered [in the German army].”In their wordsQuote from Otto Dix, 1891-1969, p. 280; as cited in 'Portfolios', Alexander Dückers; in German Expressionist Prints and Drawings - Essays

“I had to experience how someone beside me suddenly falls over and is dead and the bullet has hit him squarely. I had to experience that quite directly. I wanted it.”In their wordsQuote from Otto Dix, 1891-1969, exhibition catalogue, London: Tate Gallery, 1992, pp. 17-18; cf. pp. 27-28; as cited by Roy Forward, in

Born2 December 1891

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Otto Dix by Hugo Erfurth, c. 1929Otto Dix by Hugo Erfurth, c. 192965483 15 Kaiser ENTARTETE KUNST Ausstellungsführer 1937-38 Degenerate art exhibition programme Gemalte Wehrsabotage “Painted sabotage of Otto Dix”. No known copyright restrictions65483 15 Kaiser ENTARTETE KUNST Ausstellungsführer 1937-38 Degenerate art exhibition programme Gemalte Wehrsabotage “Painted sabotage of Otto Dix”. No known copyright restrictionsBundesarchiv Bild 183-45912-0004, Berlin, Otto Dix-AusstellungBundesarchiv Bild 183-45912-0004, Berlin, Otto Dix-AusstellungBernau- In der Ausstellung, Dix, Hahn und Dichtel - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260aBernau- In der Ausstellung, Dix, Hahn und Dichtel - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260aBernau- In der Ausstellung, Hahn und Dix - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260bBernau- In der Ausstellung, Hahn und Dix - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260bBernau- In der Ausstellung, Hahn und Dix - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260cBernau- In der Ausstellung, Hahn und Dix - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260cBernau- In der Ausstellung, Hahn und Dix - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260dBernau- In der Ausstellung, Hahn und Dix - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084260dBernau- Otto Dix und Riester - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084258cBernau- Otto Dix und Riester - LABW - Staatsarchiv Freiburg W 134 Nr. 084258c

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  1. RADIO - DADA DIX whose monumental painting 'Barricade' [now lost] created such a sensation in Dresden

    1920, from a photo of Otto Dix c. 1920; with text written by himself with crayon on the wall behind him - in standing pose for the photographer;, Own words

  2. If I can't be famous, I want at least to be infamous.

    1919, Remark of 1919, as quoted in German Expressionism 1915-1925 : The Second Generation (1988) by Stephanie Barron. p. 71, Own words

  3. War too, must be seen as a natural occurrence.

    1915, War-Diary, c. 1915-16; as cited in Art of the 20th Century, Part 1, Karl Ruhrberg, Klaus Honnef, Manfred Schneckenburger, Christiane, Own words

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Awards

Honorary Citizen of Gera1966
Medal Carl von Ossietzky1964
Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany1959
Lichtwark Prize

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Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix was born in Germany on 2 December 1891. His ruthless and harshly realistic depictions of German society during the Weimar Republic and the brutality of war made him a defining figure of the Neue Sachlichkeit movement, alongside George Grosz and Max Beckmann. As both painter and printmaker, he built a body of work that refused to look away from violence, disfigurement, and social decay. He died on 25 July 1969, leaving behind images that still unsettle.

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Germany
Category
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Type
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1891 to 1969 · aged 77

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